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| Option | Description |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-D` | Sets the default values for user creation. |
| `-b base_directory` | Define the base directory for the user's home directory. If you do not specify this option, use the HOME variable in the /etc/default/useradd file or /home/ |
| `-b base_directory` | Defines the base directory for the user's home directory. If you do not specify this option, use the HOME variable in the /etc/default/useradd file or /home/ |
| `-g group` | Sets the default group. |
| `-s shell` | Sets the default shell. |
| `-f` | Sets the number of days after the password expires before disabling the account. |
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!!! Note

Users who can be logged in can use the `passwd` command to change their own passwords (this process requires requesting the user's old password). The root(uid=0) user can change the password of any user.
Users logged in to the system can use the `passwd` command to change their passwords (this process requires requesting the user's old password). The root(uid=0) user can change the password of any user.

Changing passwords requires compliance with prescribed security policies, which involves **PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)** knowledge.

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